[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text dp_text_size=”size-4″]Tajikistan was shaken by an earthquake on Thursday at 8:37 a.m. (0037 GMT) that was roughly 7.2 on the Richter scale and occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center and state television in China, CCTV.
According to CCTV, the earthquake’s epicentre was roughly 82 kilometres from the closest Chinese border and was felt strongly in various parts of China’s western Xinjiang region, including Kashgar and Artux.
There were no casualty reports. According to state media Xinhua, communication and power supplies in Kashgar were unaffected.
According to official media, the Xinjiang railroad agency stopped all passenger trains on the Southern Xinjiang railway’s Aksu to Kashgar segment.
According to CCTV, local officials were evaluating bridges, tunnels, and signal systems.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
